The Hayden Wildcats show disappointment after falling short of a victory against Wichita-Trinity 2-1 on Saturday in the Class 4-1A state soccer championship in Piper.

Hayden's Grace Kinman collides with a Wichita Trinity player at midfield as the Wildcats play in the 4-1A state title match Saturday in Piper.

KANSAS CITY — Tied at 1-1 with the clock winding down in regulation, Hayden had to like its chances at a three-peat Saturday in the Class 4-1A state championship game at Kansas City Piper High School.

Though the Wildcats (14-7) appeared to have the momentum after surviving a flurry of attacks by Wichita Trinity, the Knights ultimately ended Hayden’s title run with a goal in the closing moments of a 2-1 victory.

“Today was really about the opportunities we missed; we had our chances,” said Hayden coach Klaus Kreutzer, whose team knocked of Trinity in the 2012 championship game. “At the same time, you have to give Trinity credit. That’s a good team, and we knew this was going to be tough today.”

The Knights (17-3-1) dictated the pace much of the game, but Hayden gradually seized the momentum in the second half and had several scoring opportunities down the stretch.

But Trinity recovered in the closing minutes when Shiloh Miller made a couple of moves to get around Hayden defenders and passed to Allyson Henderson in the middle of the field. Henderson crushed a shot into the corner of the net from about 20 yards out at the 6:58 mark.

“Shiloh is going to push the tempo and does a great job getting behind the defense,” said Trinity coach Tom Nykamp. “She made a great play to set up Ally, and she buried one in the net for us. That was a very impressive shot from a freshman.”

The Knights stifled the Wildcats as the clock ran out, repeatedly clearing the ball into the backfield.

Hayden took the lead early in a back-and-forth first half when Emily Gartner maneuvered around a defender and ripped a shot past diving goalkeeper Kaelin Hoch with 17:58 left before the intermission.

Trinity answered with 4:18 remaining in the period on Jamie Decker’s corner kick, which Grace Linton headed into the net.

THIRD PLACE: MIEGE 5, BONNER SPRINGS 1 — There was no hangover from a heartbreaking overtime loss in the semifinals, as Miege scored twice in the opening five-plus minutes and rolled to third place in Class 4-1A.

Sophomore Cathy Rometti did much of the damage for the Stags (13-7-1), scoring three goals and adding an assist. Rometti’s first goal came less than four minutes in when she ripped a left-footed shot into the net on an assist from Kelsie Marchio.

Rometti and Marchio hooked up again two minutes later for a 2-0 edge at the 34:37 mark.

The Braves (13-8) countered moments later when Miyah Hightower outmaneuvered two defenders and scored from about 10 yards out.

Miege’s Hannah Belfield capped the scoring in the first half on a corner kick assist from Rometti, and the Stags went up 4-1 a little more than one minute into the second half on Zoey Slettehaugh’s penalty kick.

Rometti recorded her hat trick midway through the period, drilling a shot into the net when teammate Aja Reese’s blast ricocheted off the post into the middle of the field directly to her.

Bonner Springs scored its second goal when Shelbey Taylor connected on an assist from Hightower.